Steven Pressfield on Resistance and Creativity

Published: April 14, 2021, 8 p.m.

Today Mark talks with Steven Pressfield, an acclaimed author of historical fiction and non-fiction.

Among numerous other books, Steven wrote The War of Art, The Legend of Bagger Vance, and Gates of Fire, about the Battle of Thermopylae.

His most recent book is A Man at Arms, about the Roman empire and the letter to the Corinthians. Steven explains his creative process when writing and how he overcomes any form of Resistance.\xa0

Hear how:\xa0\xa0 \xa0\xa0\xa0

Resistance is the main obstacle to creativity and how it's a negative force of self-sabotage \xa0\xa0\xa0

You can overcome Resistance by staring down the wolf-an act of will We all have the Hero's Journey-that eventually leads to our Artist's Journey \xa0\xa0\xa0

Steven has his own creative process when starting a novel

Listen to this episode to find out more about how you can tap into your own creative potential.